Forscher rechnen mit Pocken-Anschlag


Die Gefahr von Terroranschlägen mit Pockenviren ist nach Meinung von Medizinern ungeahnt hoch. Genetisch veränderte Super-Erreger könnten einer Studie zufolge Tausende töten. Und die Menschheit ist seit der Ausrottung der Pocken-Seuche weitgehend ohne Impfschutz.

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Der vollendete Terrorist


Der jordanische Prediger Wissam al-Dimawi bekämpfte Amerika und den Westen - mit Worten. Doch dann geriet er in amerikanische Gefangenschaft und blieb mehr als zwei Jahre lang verschollen. Jetzt, nach seiner Rückkehr, ist er gefährlicher denn zuvor.


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Man Saved by Google


Australian journalist, John Martinkus, was released after his Iraqi kidnappers confirmed that he wasn't an American by searching his name with Google.

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US-Regierung kauft Geisterstadt


In Playas, New Mexico, lebten früher mehr als 1000 Menschen. Sie US-Regierung findet nun, es sei ein ausgezeichneter Ort, um in aller Stille Terror-Angriffe zu simulieren.

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Cell Phone Toy Shows Picture Of Osama Bin Laden


Channel 9 has discovered another controversial toy. A local mother took a closer look at the toy and realized something wasn't right. It's a toy cell phone with a picture of Osama bin Laden on it with one word above it, "King."

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From Cat Stevens to Yusuf Islam


BBC News Online profiles the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, whose Islamic beliefs have landed him in trouble with the American authorities. As folk musician Cat Stevens he had a string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including such contemporary classics as Moon Shadow, Peace Train and Morning Has Broken.

But since his conversion to Islam in 1977, the artist now known as Yusuf Islam has taken a different path.

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CAT STEVENS DEPORTED


Peace activist and singer/songwriter Cat Stevens is being deported from the US after being denied entry because his name appeared on a security "watch list".

A transatlantic flight he was travelling on to Washington DC was diverted under FBI orders and the former pop star was escorted from the plane.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said the singer was denied access to the US "on national security grounds" and would be returned to Britain later today.

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Terrorverdacht: Cat Stevens Einreise in die USA verweigert


Dem zum Islam konvertierten einstigen Popstar Cat Stevens ist als Terrorverdächtigem gestern die Einreise in die USA verweigert worden. Der seit Jahrzehnten unter dem Namen Yusuf Islam Lebende werde heute nach Europa abgeschoben, sagte ein Sprecher des US-Heimatschutzministeriums nach US-Medienangaben. Islam sei aus Gründen der nationalen Sicherheit der USA festgenommen worden.

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Passenger Cat Stevens Gets Plane Diverted


A London-to-Washington flight was diverted to Maine when it was discovered that passenger Yusuf Islam — formerly known as singer Cat Stevens — was on a government watch list and barred from entering the country. United Airlines Flight 919 was en route to Dulles International Airport when the match was made Tuesday between a passenger and a name on the watch list, said Nico Melendez, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration.

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Note prompts flight cancellation


Midwest Airlines canceled a flight ready to take off for San Francisco after a passenger found a note in Farsi in the company's in-flight magazine and alerted the crew.

The plane, carrying 118 passengers and five crew members, had already pulled away from the gate at Mitchell International Airport Sunday evening. It returned to the gate, the passengers got off, security authorities were notified, all luggage was checked and the aircraft was inspected. Nothing was found.

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Video Shows American Being Beheaded


The militant group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has claimed responsibility for the beheading of a man identified as American civil engineer Eugene Armstrong. A video showing the gruesome decapitation was posted on a web site.

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Six Images of Madrid Bombing Published


For the first time since the Madrid train bombings, six images from a security video have been published showing the initial terrifying seconds after the March 11 explosions at the Atocha train station.

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